Display Screen Equipment Awareness

Our display screen equipment awareness training courses are aimed at users of display screen equipment (DSE) and those responsible for assessing display screen equipment. A ‘user’, is anyone who regularly uses display screen equipment for a significant part of their normal work. In practice, if you use display screen equipment continuously for more than one hour a day, then you’re a ‘user’.  Eye strain injury due to screen usage can be identified by headaches, difficulty focusing, eye discomfort, watery or dry eyes and increased sensitivity to light.  Specsavers advice on computer eye strain gives some valuable tips on how to reduce the risks of daily screen usage.

So what do we mean by display screen equipment? The first thing most people think of is a computer monitor. But that’s not the only thing it refers to Display screen equipment could also mean laptops, tablet PCs, televisions, smartphones, CNC control pads, portable diagnostic screens or equipment containing cathode ray tubes, or CRTs.

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations contain special directives covering DSE safety. Both employers and employee‐users have responsibilities under the legislation. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 that governs display screen equipment awareness and covers a wide expanse from what is required from a workstation, routines and best practice and the provision of training and eye tests  This course fulfils the employers statutory training obligations and helps employers reduce the risk of work related conditions